The Discourse of Public Participation Media: From talk show to Twitter

by Joanna Thornborrow

The Discourse of Public Participation Media takes a fresh look at what 'ordinary' people are doing on air - what they say, and how and where they get to say it.

Using techniques of discourse analysis to explore the construction of participant identities in a range of different public participation genres, Joanna Thornborrow argues that the role of the 'ordinary' person in these media environments is frequently anything but.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138024945
• ISBN13: 9781138024946
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"